שְׁמוֹת / Shemos / Exodus 30:11-34:35

If you have something special, you love to keep count,To show that you like it a great big amount;Now, Hashem isn’t human, with teeth, hands, or freckles,But he loved to count all of the Jews with half-__________!

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This week Hashem tells of the last holy vessel,A great hunk of copper with which they would wrestle;In the merit of women who gave up their mirrors,The __________ gave water, which cleanses and clears!

[3]

They wanted an idol to lead them and pray to,So Aharon didn’t quite know what to say toThe men rising up – for his life he was fearing;“Go home,” he cried, “ask your wife for her __________!”

[4] – BONUS!

From Shevet Yehudah came the young man Betzalel,When asked “Can you do it?” said “Yes I will!”With Oholiav, comrade and friend, by his side,His grandmother, __________, watched from shomayim with pride.

STUMPED?? Here are some answers: [ 1 ] Shekels.[ 2 ] Kiyor (washbasin).[ 2 ] Earring. Aharon hoped sending the men to ask for their wives’ jewellery would stall their insistence on creating the idol.[ 4 ] Miriam. According to some, Betzalel’s grabdfather, Chur, was married to Miriam. Others say Miriam was married to Kaleiv and Chur was her son, making her Betzalel’s great-grandmother.